crosses from 1802 to the present day. The creation of the Legion of Honor dates back to when? The National Order of the Legion of Honor was created by Napoleon Bonaparte following the model of the Order of Saint Louis. The law establishing this new Order was passed on 29 Floréal Year X (May 19, 18 ...
886! 5- Discover the island of Elba by bike The last of the 5 things to do in Tuscany in autumn is to visit the island of Elba by bike. This island, where Napoleon was exiled for 300 days between 1814 and 1815, is the largest in the Tuscan archipelago and the third largest in Italy in terms of area. ...
in the Parisian sky for over three centuries... However, not everyone has the curiosity to visit the interior of the Dome, which houses the tomb of Napoleon I since 1861. To showcase this architectural gem, inaugurated by Louis XIV in 1706, Cultival and the Musée de l'Armée - Invalides inaugura ...
putation, the town of Hvar is worth a visit for its many Gothic and Renaissance buildings, including the Spagnola fort built by the Venetians and the Napoleon fort. In a different style, the island of Korcula will dazzle you with its Renaissance palaces, witnesses of Venetian influence, but also wi ...
th century, has long flourished in the Mandelieu area. This delicate flower, nicknamed 'the winter sun', is so dear to the hearts of Mandelieu and Napoleon people that they have dedicated a festival to it since 1931! The Fête du Mimosa of Mandelieu La Napoule takes place every year in Februar ...
er's ceremonial outfit. It was only later that these figurines were made in the effigy of gendarmes, hussars or famous characters like Bismarck or Napoleon for caricature purposes. 2- Originally, it was really used to break hazelnuts Originally, this wooden figure was really used to crack nut ...
Over time, this canal of the Paris Basin has served several functions. Originally, its purpose was to provide Paris with drinking water. It was Napoleon who decided to create a canal linking the Ourcq River to the capital in order to remedy serious water supply problems. Once completed, th ...
s circulate about the origin of the baguette de pain. According to one of them, this typically French bread was invented in the early 19th century by Napoleon's bakers so that soldiers would have a loaf of bread that was easier to carry than a loaf. According to another version, it was an Austria ...
d installed on boulevard de la Villette in Paris on July 30, 1872. The installation of these fountains is in line with the great changes wanted by Napoleon III in the Parisian landscape, with the public benches designed by Davioud and the Morris columns. Their dark green color was not chosen b ...
erre and his wife Marie-Louise are bored in their castle since Louis XIV, the count's cousin, banished them from Versailles. • Renata Bonaparte, cousin of Napoleon, and her husband Jean Plancher run an inn in the suburbs of Paris. She is filmed in the studios of the Cité du cinéma. To portra ...
on. Did you know, for example, that the queen of crime Agatha Christie wrote part of her novel "Death on the Nile" during a stay in Egypt? Before her, Napoleon Bonaparte, Champollion, Pierre Loti, and Gustave Flaubert had also fallen under the spell of this country… To explore exotic cities. The ...
